Word: uniformization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...perhaps forgot how many audiences his party is now addressing and assured an assembly of retired military officers in mid-March that they should not be misled by the moderate propaganda they have been hearing from communist leaders. "You have read only our minimum program," said Varennikov, his dress uniform glittering with medals. "But there is also a maximum program that has never been published. Let's take power first and then agree on how the power should be used...
...thinking, for instance, of an actor who showed up wearing a shiny silver garment that peeked out from what looked like the uniform of a cabin boy on an ocean liner. Or one who combined an open-neck shirt of the sort worn by Coca-Cola deliverymen with what appeared to be a tuxedo jacket owned by a much larger man in 1938. In this country, fear of being ridiculed by high school buddies is about the only governor we have left on the behavior of the celebrated; around Oscar night every year, I feel even that slipping away...
...each of these areas, according to Griffin, complications include the large number of chemicals used in very small quantities at a number of laboratories, as well as the need for uniform procedures at each of Harvard's campuses...
...could not have worked directly with the petition organizers to keep the statement an open, universal one, but we hope that this explanation of our actions and reasoning, future attempts at collaboration, for whatever purpose, are more conscious of the importance of standing up for justice in a uniform and fair manner. It is our sincere hope that the rest of the Harvard community will be aware of issues such as these in the future. --The Harvard Islamic Society
With Pat Buchanan sucking up all the available oxygen on social issues, the President made a grab for two last week--issuing a six-page manual urging public schools to adopt uniforms, and shaming network execs into labeling their programs. As a child in parochial school, I loved the savings in time and fashion anxiety a uniform made possible. The first candidate to issue a similar manual for adults gets my vote. There is a downside: offending not only the A.C.L.U. but also parents who think a $100 Polo sweater makes up for being distracted. Some teachers say it doesn...